Crumbs – Repetition Aids Learning, or Does It?

“Be careful not to do your ‘acts of righteousness’ before men, to be seen by them.” Matthew 6:1

“Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, ‘Sit here while I go over there and pray.’” Matthew 26:36

“He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled. Then he said to them, ‘My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow, to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.’” Matthew 26:36-38

“Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, ‘My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.’” Matthew 26:39-40

“Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. ‘Could you men not keep watch with me for one hour?’ he asked Peter. ‘Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.’” Matthew 26:40-41

“To those who have no might He increases strength.” Isaiah 40:29

“A rule I have had for years is: to treat the Lord Jesus Christ as a personal friend. His is not a creed, a mere doctrine, but it is He Himself we have.”

Dwight L. Moody“When you face the perils of weariness, carelessness, and confusion, don’t pray for an easier life. Pray instead to be a stronger man or woman of God.” Luis Palau

“Many people experience Gethsemane moments.” Arthur Middleton

“When you pray, rather let your heart be without words than your words without heart.” John Bunyan

“You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might also pray in the fullness of your joy and in your days of abundance.” Khalil Gibran (Lebanese American artist, poet, and writer)

“The joy of the Lord is your strength.” Nehemiah 8:10

“Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee, God of glory, Lord of love;
Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee, opening to the sun above.
Melt the clouds of sin and sadness; drive the dark of doubt away;
Giver of immortal gladness, fill us with the light of day!” Henry J. van Dyke, 1907